Weather-strip



(No Model.)

E. BIGONESS.

WEATHER STRIP.

Patented 001;. 1, 1889.

UNITED STATES;

PATENT- EDWARD BIGONESS, OF WVARREN, lllASSAUl-IUSEFIS.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,778, dated October1, 1889. Application filed May 9, 1889. Serial No. 310,100. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD BIGONESS, of IVarren, in the county ofWorcester, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in W'eather-Strips for Doors, of which the following is adescription suificiently full, clear, and exact to enable any personskilled in the art or science to which said invention appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a top planview of a door-sill provided with my improvement, the door and casingbeing shown in horizontal section; Fig. 2, an enlarged verticaltransverse section of the sill, taken on line as o; in Fig. 1, the doorand casing being shown in elevation; Fig. 3, a sectional view taken online Q) o in Fig. 1, the door being represented in edge elevation andnearly closed; Fig. 4, a like view taken on line 1 y in Fig. 1; Fig. 5,a similar View taken on line a z, and Fig. (3 a sectional view of thesill.

Like letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts inthe diiferent figures of the drawings.

My invention relates to weathenstrips which are automaticallyadjustable; and it consists in certain novel features, as hereinafterfully set forth and claimed, the object being to produce a simpler,cheaper, and more edective device of this character than is now inordinary use.

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readily understoodby all conversant with such matters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, A represents the sill, B C the casings, and D the door.

The sill Ais provided with a sh allow longitudinal rabbet I) (see Fig.6) at its outer edge, the inner wall (Z of said rabbet being inclinedvertically. At the outer edge of the rabbet b is formed anotherlongitudinal rabbet f, the bottom g of which is beveled, inclininghorizontally outward.

The weather-strip H has its edges h beveled (see Figs. 2 and 3) toconform to the inclined walls of the rabbets h f. The strip H is pivotedhorizontally in the casings B G in posi tion to enter the rabbets in thesill by means of pins 2', which are disposed at one side the horizontalcenter of said strip, (see Figs. 1 and 3,) and rest in sockets 7c insaid casings. A vertical slot Z (see Fig. 4) is formed in the casing Band opens into thesocket 7t, permitting the pin e to be withdrawn andthe strip to be removed when desired. At the end adjacent to the casingB the strip is provided centrally on one face with a vertical stud m, asshown in Figs. 1 and 3. A vertical slot 19 (see Fig. 5) is formed in thecasing O, and secured to said casing in position to be depressed intosaid slot there is a flat spring q, the free end of which engages theupper face of the strip near its inner edge and looks it in a horizontalposition. (See Figs. 1 and 2.)

The door D is hinged to the casing C in the usual manner, and isprovided in its lower edge with a longitudinal groove or socket 4, intowhich a portion of the strip H projects when the door is closed, saidgroove being preferably nearly sectoral in cross-section, as best seenin Figs. 2 and 3. A stud or screw t projects from the inner edge of thedoor in position to engage the spring q and force it into its socket pwhen the door is closed. In the lower. inner edge of the door is formeda vertical groove j, (see Fig. 3,) its inner wall w being beveled andadapted to engage and depress the stud m on the weather-strip.

In the use of my improvement the weatherstrip is in a fiat or horizontalposition, as shown in Fig. 2, a portion thereof resting on the rabbet I)being held in position by the spring g, which looks it from being movedwhen stepped upon. When the door is closed, the screwstud t, 011 theinner edge thereof, engages said spring and forces it into its socket19, leaving the strip free to move. As soon as this is effected thegroove-wall w in the outer edge of the door engages the stud m on thestrip, forcing it outward and swinging said strip into a verticalposition, as shown by dotted lines H in Fig. 2. Its inner edge is thusprojected into the groove 7* in the door and rests closely against thevertical wall 15 thereof, and its outer edge rests upon the bottom ofthe rabbet f, thus entirely closing the crack or opening between thebottom of said door and the sill. Then the door is again opened, thewall 15 of the door-groove forces the strip downward into a horizontalposition, when it is secured by the spring g, which projects from itssocket as soon as released from the pressure of the screw-stud t.

Having thus explained my invention, What I claim is- 1. The combinationof alongitudinally-rabbeted sill, a weather-strip pivoted in thedoorcasing to enter said rabbets, a spring on the casing projecting intothe path of said strip, a socket for the spring, a door having astripgroove in its bottom, a stud for depressing said spring, and asocket in its outer edge having a curved rear Wall engaging a stud onthe weather-strip when the door is closing, substantially as described.

2. The casings B O and sill A, provided With the rabbets I) f, incombination with the door D and Weather-strip H, pivoted in said casingand provided with the stud m, substantially as described.

3. The casings B C, provided with the slots 1) Z, sockets k, and springq, in combination with the sill A, having the rabbets b f, the door D,and the strip H, pivoted in said sockets and provided with the stud m,substantially as described.

4. The combinations of the casings B 0, having the sockets in and slotsZ p, the spring q, the strip H, provided with the stud m, the sill A,having rabbets I) f, and the door D, provided with the grooves r7',arranged to operate substantially as described.

EDWARD BIGONESS.

WVitnesses:

J os. B. LOMBARD, MINNIE B. WILLIAMs.

